Luke - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1127

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famine; and he began to starve. So having wandered away, he hired him- self to one of the citizens of that country; who sent him upon his farm as a swinchcrd. And he longed to fill his stomach with the carob-pods, upon which the swine were feeding; but no one gave him any. ‘At length, on coming to himself,

he said: ‘How many servants of my father have bread, aye, and more than enough, while here I am dying of hunger! I will arise, and go to my father, and will say to him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in your own presence. I am no longer dt to be recognised as your son; engage me as one of your servants} Arising then, he returned to his father, But while he was a still a long way 05, his father saw him, and was Hlled with pity; and running to meet him, he fell upon his neck, and aHectionately kissed him. ‘ Father,’ said the son, ‘ I have

sinned against heaven, and in your own presence; I am no longer fit to be recognised as your son; engage me as one of your servants-! ’ ‘ But his father said to his servants,

‘ Bring out the best robes and clothe him; and put a ring upon his finger, and get shoes for his feet; and bring the fat calf here, and sacrifice it, so that we may feast and be merry. For this man, my son, was dead, and he now lives again; he was lost, and is found! They accordingly began to enjoy themselves. ‘Now the elder son was on the

farm; and coming near the house as he returned, he heard music and dancing. So he hailed one of the slaves, and asked, ‘ What does all this Your brother has returned} was the answer; ‘ and the fat calf has- been sacrificed by your father, because he has come back safely! He there- fore flew into a rage, and refused to go in. His father, however, came out and implored him. But he, answering his father, said, ‘ Look here! I have slaved for you all these years, and never at any time haye I disobeyed your orders; yet you have never so much as given me a kid, so that I might entertain my friends. But im— mediately on the return of this son of yours, who has squandered your estate with harlots, you have actually sacri- nced the fat calf for him! ’ ‘ Child} he replied, ‘ you are always with me, and all that l have is your own. lt was but right that we should rejoice and be merry : because this brother of yours was dead, and he lives again; he was lost, and is Eb: @zfrauhing Strbarh. He also told His disciples that

1`here was once a rich man who had a steward, who was accused to him of embezzling his estate. So having called him, he asked, ‘What is this I hear about you? Render me an account of your management; for you shall no longer be my steward. ` ‘Now what shall I do?' said the

steward to himself: 'for my master will take the stewardship from me. I am not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg. _ I know what I will do; so that when I am dismissed from my position, some may receive me into their houses. ‘ Then inviting separately the whole

of his master’s tenants, he asked the Grst, ‘ How much rent do you owe to my master?’ ‘ A hundred bathsl of oil,' was his reply. ‘Take your lease,' said the steward; ‘sit down quickly, and write fifty} He then asked another, 'And how much is your rent? ’ ‘ A hundred kors2 of wheat,' was his reply. ‘Take your lease,’ said the other, ‘ and write four- score. ‘ And his master admired the ras-

cality of the steward, because he had acted reiiectively; for the sons of this world are for their own generation more reflective than the sons of the light. ‘ But I say to you make for your-

selves friends beyond the world of villainy, so that when it departs they may receive you into everlasting dwellings. The faithiul in a very little will also be the same in much; and whoever is unjust in little will also be unjust in much. Il you are therefore dishonest with the unstable wealth, who will entrust to you that which is real ? And if you have not been trustworthy in regard to what belongs to another, who will entrust you with anything for yourselves? ‘ No servant can serve two masters:

for either he will disregard the one, and cling to the other; or, he will respect the one, and despise the other. About allons. Zsx About bushels. lI27

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